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Thanks, Rich. I am definitely concerned about not attracting / encouraging
insect pests.
Dee
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Tootsie rolls are a great choice. We do use peanut butter in some places, but
mix this up with diverse other baits. Chocolate often returns desired rewards.
Note that any of the food-based products may also attract and nourish other
pests, such as cockroaches and ants. In some places, the bait may disappear
overnight from the insects that take it away piecemeal... and don't trigger the
traps. Our pest control vendors also use commercial odorant baits on snap traps
and other kinds of traps. These are less attractive to insects so don't need to
be re-baited as frequently.
-Rich
Richard J. Pollack, PhD
HARVARD UNIVERSITY
Environmental Health, Safety and Emergency Management (EHSEM)
Senior Environmental Public Health Officer
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Cambridge, MA 02139
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Instructor, Department of Immunology & Infectious Disease
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Interesting... may try that. Thanks!
Dee
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Tootsie roll slices attached with a hot glue gun. I have incredible success
with that as a bait. If you use mini t-rex traps the bait will work for years
as the other mice can't get to it when it snaps shut.
Joel Voron Colonial Williamsburg Foundation
Conservation Dept.
Integrated Pest Management
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Hi everyone,
I am looking for suggestions for bait for snap trap style mouse traps in our
collections storage areas. We previously used peanut butter with some success,
but concerns have been raised about potential staff and visitor allergies due
to the peanut butter potentially being spread around and urinated out by the
mice who escape the traps. I read somewhere that gummy bears might work as
bait, but that was in the context of rat traps and I have not yet tried them
for mice. (Thankfully, we don't have a rat problem!). Obviously, I would prefer
a solution that will not add to our insect pest issues. Total exclusion of mice
is difficult if not impossible as we are in an old building with an infinite
number of possible entry points.
Dee
Dee Stubbs-Lee, CAPC, MA
Conservator / Restauratrice
New Brunswick Museum/
Musée du Nouveau-Brunswick
277 Douglas Avenue
Saint John, New Brunswick
E2K 1E5
Canada
(506)643-2341
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